About Osedax fenrisi

Osedax fenrisi is a species of bone-eating worm in the family Siboglinidae, discovered on a whale carcass in the deep sea near Antarctica. This species is adapted to extreme environments, feeding on the lipids within whale bones through root-like structures that penetrate the bone. It relies on symbiotic bacteria housed in these root structures to metabolize the organic material. Named after the Norse god Fenrir, this species highlights the unique adaptations of deep-sea organisms to nutrient-limited habitats.


Basic Information
SpeciesPhylumCommon NameEcosystemDepthHabitatNCBI Taxonomy ID
Osedax fenrisiAnnelida-Hydrothermal vent2,316Aegirs Kilde Hydrothermal vent area, Arctic Mid-Oceanic Ridge2741452

Genome Assembly Information
Genome AssemblyGenome SizeAssembly levelReleased yearWGS accessionSubmitterBioProjectBUSCO completenessGene Number
wsOseFenr1.1699.1MbChromosome2024CAXHSG01WELLCOME SANGER INSTITUTEPRJEB74226-19,023

Gene Information

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Gene IDDescription
ENSTGOP00000003911.1ENDONUCLEASE III-LIKE PROTEIN 1
ENSTGOP00000003912.1E3 UBIQUITIN-PROTEIN LIGASE NHLRC1-RELATED
ENSTGOP00000003913.1SOLUTE CARRIER FAMILY 12, CATION COTRANSPORTERS
ENSTGOP00000003914.1ATPASE N2B
ENSTGOP00000003915.1ADP-RIBOSYLATION FACTOR-LIKE PROTEIN 2-BINDING PROTEIN
ENSTGOP00000003916.1CELL DIVISION CYCLE 5-LIKE PROTEIN
ENSTGOP00000003917.1ENDONUCLEASE III-LIKE PROTEIN 1
ENSTGOP00000003918.1
ENSTGOP00000003919.1ATPASE N2B
ENSTGOP00000003920.1ZGC:162297
ENSTGOP00000003921.1CRUMBS FAMILY MEMBER
ENSTGOP00000003922.1
ENSTGOP00000003923.1CELL DIVISION CYCLE 5-LIKE PROTEIN
ENSTGOP00000003924.1ORNITHINE DECARBOXYLASE ANTIZYME
ENSTGOP00000003925.1PNAS-3 RELATED
ENSTGOP00000003926.1
ENSTGOP00000003927.1NEUROTRANSMITTER GATED ION CHANNEL
ENSTGOP00000003928.1CYSTEINE-RICH PROTEIN CRIP FAMILY MEMBER
ENSTGOP00000003929.1-
ENSTGOP00000003930.1
ENSTGOP00000003931.1PNAS-3 RELATED
ENSTGOP00000003932.1HILLARIN
ENSTGOP00000003933.1NEUROTRANSMITTER GATED ION CHANNEL
ENSTGOP00000003934.1MADF DOMAIN TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR
ENSTGOP00000003935.1
ENSTGOP00000003936.1UNCHARACTERIZED
ENSTGOP00000003937.1AGAP008170-PA
ENSTGOP00000003938.1ATP-BINDING CASSETTE SUB-FAMILY C
ENSTGOP00000003939.1HILLARIN
ENSTGOP00000003940.1RHOMBOID-RELATED PROTEIN
ENSTGOP00000003941.1QUIESCIN Q6-RELATED SULFHYDRYL OXIDASE
ENSTGOP00000003942.1WD REPEAT-CONTAINING PROTEIN 81
ENSTGOP00000003943.1
ENSTGOP00000003944.1
ENSTGOP00000003945.1
ENSTGOP00000003946.1HILLARIN
ENSTGOP00000003947.1
ENSTGOP00000003948.1REGULATOR OF MICROTUBULE DYNAMICS PROTEIN
ENSTGOP00000003949.1SH3 DOMAIN-CONTAINING
ENSTGOP00000003950.1MITOCHONDRIAL BASIC AMINO ACIDS TRANSPORTER-RELATED
ENSTGOP00000003951.1
ENSTGOP00000003952.1PIKACHURIN-LIKE PROTEIN
ENSTGOP00000003953.1
ENSTGOP00000003954.1NOP14
ENSTGOP00000003955.1
ENSTGOP00000003956.1
ENSTGOP00000003957.1
ENSTGOP00000003958.1CASPASE-ACTIVATED DNASE
ENSTGOP00000003959.1NEUROPEPTIDES RECEPTOR
ENSTGOP00000003960.1
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